MCNEIL, Alexander John
| Service Number: | 2381 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Gumbowie, South Australia, 22 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ucolta, Peterborough, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Ucolta State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 12 August 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ucolta Memorial Hall (Remains) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2381, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 24 Jun 1915: |
Embarked
AIF WW1, Private, 2381, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2381, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 30 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2381, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Battle for Pozières |
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"BROTHERS KILLED.
Mrs. C. McNeil, of Ucolta, has been notified that her son, Private Thomas B. McNeil, had died of wounds in France on September 2. He was 24 years of age. His brother, Private A. J. McNeil, who was killed in action on August 13, was 22 years of age. They enlisted in March, 1915, and together served through the Gallipoli campaign, and also in France. Both were of a retiring disposition, and were highly respected by all who knew them. Much sympathy is felt for the family." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Brother of 2353 Pte. Thomas Borthwick McNeil (/explore/people/262259) who died of wounds in France 02 Sep 1916 and 107 Pte. Adam Borthwick McNeil (/explore/people/274279) who was killed in action in France 03 Jun 1918
Service number 2381. Private Alexander John McNeil was born at Ucolta, South Australia. He enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia on the 12th of April 1915 and initially served with the 7th Reinforcements of the 16th Infantry Battalion. He embarked at Adelaide on HMAT Kanowna (A61) on the 24th of June 1915. He transferred to the 4th Australia Light Trench Mortar Battery on the 30th of June, 1916 and was killed in action on 12th of August, 1916. He has no known grave and as a result is listed on the Australian National War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux.
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